“Death of a Salesman” is a book deceptively based on self confidence. This trait is lacking in many of the characters. Ironically, the three men of the Loman decent all share the same flaw, Harold “Happy” Loman, Biff Loman, and tragically, Mr. Willy Loman.
Harold is the young, good looking, “successful”, and attention seeker who really can’t be the independent man his shinning allure may portray. He is the mediator in certain situations, but almost instinctively, backs down and fails to step up as a grown man and defuse those situations. He not only is given the role of “a Momma’s Boy”, he was always spoken to second as a child, and was given no real responsibilities. He dwelled the shadow of his well